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SDB 'Wow' was blooming at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, approximately, May 8-16, in 2017. There is some light purple coloring on the spathes, but I didn't see any Purple Based Foliage at the base of the leaves. -- HollyJohnson2017-04-01 - 08 Aug 2017